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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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